Thursday, 4 August 2022

Level crossing removals

Mr J BULL (Sunbury) (10:04): I do want to take this opportunity very briefly to congratulate the newly appointed Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the house. There will be time for further remarks later on, I am sure, but just from me to both of you, Speaker and Deputy Speaker, I could not think of two better members of Parliament to preside over this house. So congratulations to you, Deputy Speaker, and to the Speaker, who has just left the house.

It is only the Andrews Labor government that gets on and removes dangerous and congested level crossings. Sixty-five level crossings across the state have been removed thus far, and I was absolutely delighted to join the Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport Infrastructure on Sunday in my community at Gap Road to provide an update on works. This is a transformative project—a project that is all about improving safety within the Sunbury town centre, reducing congestion and creating better connecting transport networks. It creates thousands of jobs along the way. It is an absolutely outstanding project, and I know that each and every member within my community is incredibly passionate to see this crossing go. There is an unprecedented level of interest in the project. People—me included—spend countless hours down at the level crossing. It is only an Andrews Labor government that gets on and gets rid of these crossings.